23 Sec. 18.06.050. Essential health care services; eligibility. (a) Every resident24 of the state who is not a beneficiary of a health care plan providing coverage for25 essential health care services, or who is not eligible to be enrolled in a publicly funded26 medical assistance program providing services equal to coverage for essentialhealth27 care services, shall participate in the Alaska health care program.

Every resident? Legal resident or anyone? Why should I pay for people who are not here legally?

Well the bill defines 'resident' as that described in AS01.10.055--All you have to do is plant your illegal carcass here and you qualify for free health care under this bill!"

AS 01.10.055. Residency.

(a) A person establishes residency in the state by being physically present in the state with the intent to remain in the state indefinitely and to make a home in the state.

So where does the Alaska Health Care Fund get its money?

28 Sec. 18.06.070. Alaska health fund. (a) The Alaska health fund is established29 as a separate trust fund of the state. The fund consists of

30 (1) state money appropriated to subsidize uncompensated care;

31 (2) federal money appropriated to the fund;

01 (3) private employer and employee health care contributions received02 by the department and appropriated to the fund;

03 (4) health care premiums received by the department and appropriated04 to the fund;

05 (5) other appropriations by the legislature;

06 (6) contributions appropriated to the fund from the United States

07 government and its agencies, or from any other source, public or private, provided for08 purposes that are consistent with the goals of the Alaska health care program; and09 (7) interest earnings from investments of the fund appropriated tothe10 fund.

Get ready to open your pockets, taxpayers! Yes, we will treat some emergent health problem for people who can't pay for it...but hospitals do that NOW! What we will begin promoting are long lines and poor care at tremendous cost..